On this episode we start with Sam Fromartz, a writer and sometimes baker who recently wrote the book "In Search of the Perfect Loaf." Chanchal Cabrera will be on the show talking about ancient herbalism meeting the modern kitchen. We will also be talking with Lisa Mygrant, the owner and culinary director at Raven and Rose, about using the whole plant. We finish up the episode with Liz Crain, who recently released the second edition of the "Food Lovers Guide to Portland."

We have an interview with Stacey Givens, creator and owner of The Side Yard Farm and Kitchen here in Portland. We'll also be talking with Pat Sajdak of the Washington Gorge Action Programs about their food bank program. We follow that with a recorded story from professional storyteller Brian Rohr about an old woman and her apple tree.

We start this episode with a live interview with Ryan Drum of Island Herbs who will talk with us about seaweed and radiation. We will also feature food and wine stories from Chehalem Valley winemakers. We close with a live conversation with Kris Soebroto from Sisters of the Road about their Healthy Plate Project.

We discuss the future of food, starting a food business in Portland, and food trends.

We have a segment of a live interview featuring Dan Barber, author of "The Third Plate: Notes on the Future of Food" and chef at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, that recently aired on Locus Focus. We follow that with an interview with Sam Andemariam, owner of Mariam Foods, who has recently started a food business inspired by Ethiopian cuisine. To end, we will be talking with David Sax, author of "The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue", live on the air. Sprinkle in some food news and that's the Food Show for June.

To hear the rest of the interview with Dan Barber, head over to the Locus Focus page.

We hear from Margaret Gray, author of the book "Labor and the Locavore" about labor issues in regional agricultural systems. We have an interview with the executive director of The Farm Animal Rights Movement, Michael Webberman, who seeks to educate people on the unethical practices perpetuated by the meat industry. We will also be checking in with Heart 2 Heart Farms from Sherwood, Oregon.

On the food show this month we have an interview with Lara Pacheco, owner of Seed and Thistle Apothecary. We'll also be talking with Jeannie Marshall, author of "The Lost Art of Feeding Kids." We'll close the hour with an in studio interview with the Mary Weaver Chapin, the Curator of Graphic Arts at the Portland Art Museum, who will be talking to us about the "Feast and Famine" exhibition currently on display.

Christopher Leonard, journalist and author of "The Meat Racket," talks about the vertical integration of the poultry industry. Ivonne Rivero talks about edible insects as an ingredient in Mexican cuisine. We also have an interview with the Pacific Institute. We close with a story from chef Andrea Reusing about her first slaughter experience and how it impacted her.

We start with Kara Blandi, the founder of OMA chocolate. In her interview, she describes her chocolate making process and the history of a local chocolate startup, and makes some chocolatey snack suggestions! We also have a story from fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz about a trip he took to Indonesia where he witnessed the indigenous process of making tempeh. At the end of the program, Jen Davis will be in the studio for an update on pollinators such as bees and butterflies and why they are so important to our food supply.

In the first half of the program we hear about the joys of fermentation from Sandor Katz, fermentation revivalist and author of "Wild Fermentation" and, most recently, "The Art of Fermentation." He is followed by a cheese conversation with Cheese Impresario Barrie Lynn. She will, amongst other things, talk about pairing specific cheeses with specific beverages. Enjoy!

Audio

KBOO's homage du fromage, hosted by Justin Miller and KBOO's Cheese Wiz in Residence, Stuart Margolis. You can find links to past episodes as well as other food for thought at facebook.com/roquefortfiles

KBOO's homage du fromage, hosted by Justin Miller and KBOO's Cheese Wiz in Residence, Stuart Margolis. You can find links to past episodes as well as other food for thought at facebook.com/roquefortfiles

The KBOO Food show will introduce Green Tea and Honey Radio with Dr. Aimée Shunney and Chef Jennifer Brewer. They will talk about persimmons with produce expert Mark Mulcahy.
Also an update on winter farmers' markets in our area and another episode of cheese from the Roquefort Files.

Note: We cannot post the audio from the Green Tea and Honey Radio program so here is a link to the website:

This edition of the Food Show featured two experts on the Farm Bill -- multiyear omnibus federal legislation that covers commodity payments, agricultural land conservation programs, nutrition programs such as SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), and more. It is up for renewal in Congress in 2012.

The show also included our cheese report, The Roquefort Files, focussing on meltability.

We need more members of our Food Show crew. If you want to learn radio journalism skills, KBOO is ready to teach you. You probably won't become rich and famous, but you might help more people know about what they eat. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 503-231-8032.

Today's Food Show features some of the events from the first national Food Day in October. The topics are Food Justice, Food Sovereignty, and Fair Food. Speakers are Alejandro Tecum, Judy Bluehorse Skelton, Lisa Weasel, and Oran Hesterman.

John Burt will tell us about Farmers Ending Hunger, a group of Oregon farmers who donate a portion of their crops to feed hungry people.

The Food Show hosts a "Cookbook Extravaganza" with guests Mary Bartlett author of Throw a Great Party; Sheila Hanson author of Cook Down Cholesterol; and Colleen Patrick-Goudreau author of The 30-Day Vegan Challenge.

Playlists

This month we will talk with Andrew Rodman about the upcoming sustainable agriculture event Organicology and bridging producers, consumers and others involved in food. We'll hear from Sarah Sullivan about The Gorge Grown Food Network and how it's working to build a regional food system in the gorge. We'll be talking with Oregon author Carol Deppe about her book 'The Tao of Gardening' and about gardening in the Pacific Northwest. We have an interview with Brian Yaeger, Author of 'Oregon Breweries' and his quest to visit all of the 192 breweries in Oregon.

Comments

I am the daughter of a fishing captain (private sportfishing) and born/raised on the east coast of Fla so I know fish and shell fish!! I am a HUGE fan of Dungeness crab since moving here last Nov! Yes, Dung. is way better and more fulfilling than blue crab and my top two favorites!! The one comperable crab is the Fla Stonecrab which you only pull one claw off the crab and release the crab so it can grow another appendage!!! nice not having to kill the crab to enjoy eating it!! Gotta try this sweet crab claw!!! Really superior just as Dung. is!!!